People consider him as the "father" of the Anarchist movement in Korea
His life was very similar to that of Kõtoku Shüsui, the first Japanese anarchist
By the age of 20, he was the foremost korean journalist of his time
His main reputation was as a writer
He was a teacher in Osan High School
He used the finest methods of Western bourgeois education
He joined and anarchist movement (League of Eastern Anarchist organized in Nanjing) for the first time in 1928
He first turned to anarchism after reading Kotoku's book Rubbing Out Christ
He was forced to leave Korea and go into exile in his early life. Through this, he saw the militarism and political repression of the bolsheviks
He was involved in plans to set up an Oriental Anarchists' League in 1929
Due to this plan, he went to Taiwan where he was arrested and was charged 10 years of hard labour. But before he could complete his sentence, he died in prison on 21st February, 1936.
He is one of the rare breed of scholars who receive positive appraisal from both North and South Korea
Ideological Foundation
Sin Chaeho was a strong anarchist nationalist. He believed in the abolition of all government and organization of society. He first turned to anarchism after reading a book Rubbing Out Christ by Kotoku Shusui, the first anarchist in Japan.
He believed that Korea would have a brighter future, if everyone endured the suffering (Japanese annexation).
Who opposed them?
Sin Cha'ae-ho's opponents are the Taiwanese that have arrested him and charged him 10 years of hard labour. They weren't really "opponents" but they obviously didn't like what Sin Cha'ae-ho was doing.
Another opponent may be the government because Sin Cha'ae-ho is an anarchist that believes that a nation should have no government. As a government, they would of course have to go against Sin's belief.
Primary Source
(What he wrote of the "mutuality of destruction and construction- from Korean Revolutionary Manifesto)
"The revolutionary path begins at destruction, thus opening up new ways for progress. However, revolution does not stop at destruction. There can be no destruction without construction; no construction without destruction... In the mind of the revolutionist, these two are indivisibly linked: destruction, ergo construction'."
(What Sin wrote as a journalist of Korean Association (Daehan HyubHwei) in 1906)
"…… 오호라. 망망한 지구상에 강국이라 일컫는 나라가 한가지 고통이 없고서 능히 일어난 자가 혹 있는가. 그러므로 가로되 '굶주린 자가 복되다'하며, '핍박받는 자가 복되다'함은 모든 사람의 희망이 액운과 역경 속에서 비로소 태어남을 말함이니, 우리 대한의 역사를 말하건대 이왕에 고통이 일찍 오지 않았던가.
……오호라. 현재의 고통은 과거의 희망이 없었으므로 남겨진 결과요, 미래의 행복은 현재의 희망이 있으므로 싹틀 씨앗이니 근면할지어다. 우리 한인아. 과거 무희망은 과거 인물이 만든 겁몽이며, 미래의 희망은 미래 인물이 쌓을 토대이니 근면할지어다. 우리 한인아."
".....Oh, in this vast world, are there any powerful nations that hadn't suffered in history? Therefore, saying that a 'hungry man is blessed' and that 'persecuted man is blessed', is the same as saying that everyone's hope is born from bad luck and hardship. So, talking about our Korea's history, didn't the suffering come early?
.....Oh, the suffering right now is the result of no hope in the past, and the hope at present will blossom the future happiness. Our Koreans. No hope from the past is a cowardly dream that was made by men from the past, and the hope in future is a foundation which future men will create, so be diligent. Our Koreans."
Sin Cha'ae-ho (신채호)
Biographical Information
Ideological Foundation
Sin Chaeho was a strong anarchist nationalist. He believed in the abolition of all government and organization of society. He first turned to anarchism after reading a book Rubbing Out Christ by Kotoku Shusui, the first anarchist in Japan.He believed that Korea would have a brighter future, if everyone endured the suffering (Japanese annexation).
Who opposed them?
Sin Cha'ae-ho's opponents are the Taiwanese that have arrested him and charged him 10 years of hard labour. They weren't really "opponents" but they obviously didn't like what Sin Cha'ae-ho was doing.Another opponent may be the government because Sin Cha'ae-ho is an anarchist that believes that a nation should have no government. As a government, they would of course have to go against Sin's belief.
Primary Source
(What he wrote of the "mutuality of destruction and construction- from Korean Revolutionary Manifesto)
"The revolutionary path begins at destruction, thus opening up new ways for progress. However, revolution does not stop at destruction. There can be no destruction without construction; no construction without destruction... In the mind of the revolutionist, these two are indivisibly linked: destruction, ergo construction'."
(What Sin wrote as a journalist of Korean Association (Daehan HyubHwei) in 1906)
"…… 오호라. 망망한 지구상에 강국이라 일컫는 나라가 한가지 고통이 없고서 능히 일어난 자가 혹 있는가. 그러므로 가로되 '굶주린 자가 복되다'하며, '핍박받는 자가 복되다'함은 모든 사람의 희망이 액운과 역경 속에서 비로소 태어남을 말함이니, 우리 대한의 역사를 말하건대 이왕에 고통이 일찍 오지 않았던가.
……오호라. 현재의 고통은 과거의 희망이 없었으므로 남겨진 결과요, 미래의 행복은 현재의 희망이 있으므로 싹틀 씨앗이니 근면할지어다. 우리 한인아. 과거 무희망은 과거 인물이 만든 겁몽이며, 미래의 희망은 미래 인물이 쌓을 토대이니 근면할지어다. 우리 한인아."
".....Oh, in this vast world, are there any powerful nations that hadn't suffered in history? Therefore, saying that a 'hungry man is blessed' and that 'persecuted man is blessed', is the same as saying that everyone's hope is born from bad luck and hardship. So, talking about our Korea's history, didn't the suffering come early?
.....Oh, the suffering right now is the result of no hope in the past, and the hope at present will blossom the future happiness. Our Koreans. No hope from the past is a cowardly dream that was made by men from the past, and the hope in future is a foundation which future men will create, so be diligent. Our Koreans."
Sources:
"Libero International - No. 2." negations. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 May 2010. <http://www.negations.net/libero/number2.htm>.
"Shin Chaeho at Duck Duck Go." Search Engine Duck Duck Go. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 May 2010. <http://duckduckgo.com/Shin_Chaeho>.
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